CN109313915A - Data storage device shell - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a kind of data storage device (DSD) shell, the data storage device shell includes cabinet and at least one backboard being mounted in the cabinet.According on one side, each backboard includes a line DSD slot and the interchanger slot in the middle section of the row DSD slot.The DSD slot is connected to the interchanger slot by multiple signal traces.
Description
Background technique
Data storage device (DSD) is frequently utilized for recording data on storage medium or from storage medium access number
According to.DSD may be housed in the cabinet of shell, and can be accessed by a computing device.However, in the cabinet based on shell DSD cloth
Mode is set, DSD is transmitted to and integrity issue can be faced from the data that DSD is transmitted.
The backboard for being commonly used for the equipment that SAS and SATA protocol carry out data communication may not be suitable for newer lead to
Believe agreement and using the equipment compared with new traffic agreement.SAS and SATA protocol include preemphasis and equalizing signal adjusting etc.
Technology.These technologies allow signal to be communicated by longer signal traces and length.
Using the driver compared with new traffic agreement can provide it is more lower than SAS or SATA disk drive delay and it is lower
Bandwidth, but may be configured to be transmitted by shorter communication length.These newer communication protocols, which can not include, allows letter
Number pass through the technology that is communicated of signal traces suitable for SAS and SATA.Therefore, shorter logical using being designed for using having
Believe that the conventional backing plate of the equipment of the communication protocol of length can produce problem.
Detailed description of the invention
By specific embodiment described below and in conjunction with attached drawing, the feature and advantage of the embodiment of the disclosure will
It becomes more fully apparent.Attached drawing is provided and associated description is the embodiment in order to illustrate the disclosure, rather than limitation is wanted
Seek the range of protection.
Figure 1A and Figure 1B is the perspective view of the cabinet of shell according to an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of prior art cabinet and backboard.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram for showing the signal traces of modularization backboard of cabinet according to an embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the modularization backboard of cabinet according to an embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the modularization backboard of the cabinet in another orientation according to an embodiment.
Specific embodiment
Numerous specific details are set forth in the following specific embodiments, in order to provide the thorough understanding to the disclosure.So
And it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that can there is no the case where some details in these details
Various embodiments disclosed in lower practice.In other cases, well-known structure and technology is not been shown in detail to keep away
Exempt from unnecessarily to obscure various embodiments.
As used herein, single Ref. No. is generally used for indicating that accompanying drawing number is followed by the one or more member of letter
Part.For example, interchanger slot 310 can be used when describing the first interchanger slot 310A or second switch slot 310B, or
Person's interchanger slot 310 can be used for collectively referring to for all interchanger slot 310A to 310B.
Figure 1A shows the perspective view of the cabinet 102 of shell 100.As used herein, cabinet can refer to accommodate one or more
The frame or structure of data storage device (DSD), and shell can refer to accommodate the larger unit of one or more cabinets.Shell
100 can be a part of storage network, which provides one or more host computers and one or more storages
Interconnection between shell (such as shell 100).Storage network may include be suitable between host computer and storage enclosure into
The network communication technology of row mass data transmitting.
In an exemplary embodiment, shell 100 may include multiple cabinets 102, wherein each cabinet 102 includes rail
Road, track are a part of disk position system and cabinet 102 are configured to permit to move horizontally into and remove shell 100.These
The cabinet 102 of disk position shape may be arranged so that each cabinet is located at the top of another cabinet.Cabinet 102 includes one or more
A fan 104, the fan are configured to the cooling equipment being contained in inside cabinet 102.Fan 104 can draw outside cabinet 102
Enter air, these air are colder than the air inside cabinet 102, thus for be contained in the equipment inside cabinet 102 provide it is cold
But.
Figure 1B shows the perspective view inside cabinet 102 according to an embodiment.Cabinet 102 includes multiple DSD
106 and DSD slot 108.DSD 106 may include that the nonvolatile memory (NVM) of spinning disk form, nonvolatile solid state are deposited
Reservoir (NVSM) and/or other kinds of memory.When DSD 106 includes solid-state and magnetic disk media, solid-state can be regarded as
Hybrid drive (SSHD).In addition, DSD can have some processing capacities being built in storage equipment, such as Ethernet is driven
The case where device.
DSD slot 108 can be connector, which is configured to each DSD 106 being operably connected to machine
The backboard (as shown in Figures 3 to 5) of case 102.DSD 106 can vertical orientation be connected to DSD slot so that the length of DSD 106
It is parallel with the height of cabinet 102 and vertical with the length and width of cabinet 102.Vertical orientation can be described as " gravestone " system.This
Kind orientation allows the cooling air provided by fan 104 to move between DSD 106, more effectively to cool down DSD 106.
In an exemplary embodiment, cabinet 102 is 4U cabinet, and height is 7 inches, and width is 19 inches, and
Depth is 36 inches.In another exemplary embodiment, cabinet 102 is 5U cabinet, and height is 8.75 inches, and width is
19 inches, and depth is 36 inches.In exemplary embodiments disclosed herein, disclosed measured value can be approximate survey
Magnitude, can longer or shorter highest 25%.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the cabinet 202 of prior art shell 200.Cabinet 200 can be traditional JBOD (simple disk
Binding) or RAID (redundant array of independent disk) shell a part.Cabinet 200 includes slot 206 and interchanger/connector
204.Interchanger/connector 204 is communicated with the disk for being connected to slot 206, and convenient for carrying out data communication between disk.
Backboard 212 can be printed circuit board, and be commonly used for SAS and SATA protocol to transmit setting for data
It is standby.SAS and SATA protocol include the technologies such as preemphasis and equalizing signal adjusting.These technologies allow signal to pass through compared with long letter
Number trace and length are communicated, the signal traces 210 of such as Fig. 2.
However, using the prior art backboard with the equipment using the communication protocol designed for shorter communication length
202 can produce problem.For example, when using Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface (SGMII) signal to replace SAS or SATA disk
When for the microserver of Ethernet interface (also referred to as " Ethernet disc driver " or " Ethernet driver "), using existing
There is the backboard 212 of technology to can lead to signal integrity reduction.
Ethernet disc driver can provide delay more lower than SAS or SATA disk drive and lower bandwidth.By
In using low voltage differential signaling (LVDS), as transmission mechanism, the unsuitable permission signal of SGMII passes through longer signal traces
It is communicated, and these signal traces are applicable to SAS and SATA.SGMII signal is designed to pass over a relatively short distance
Defeated, because they are intended to drive PHY (physical chip), which passes through cable driving signal over a longer distance.
If prior art backboard 212 is used together with the disk for being connected to slot 206 using SAS or SATA, exchange
Machine/connector 204 can be communicated with the disk in slot 206A, because SAS and SATA includes designed for the length in cabinet 202
The technology transmitted on degree.However, interchanger/connector 204 can face if Ethernet driver is connected to slot 206A
The problem of SGMII signal is transmitted on longer signal traces 210A or 210B.For example, the length of cabinet 202 can be 36 inches, and
And SGMII signal is applicable to before facing mass loss through the peak signal trace length between 12 inches to 18 inches
Carry out signal transmission.Therefore, via the SGMII signal of the longest signal traces 210A transmission of cabinet 202, (it substantially crosses over machine
36 inches of the whole length of case 202) interference can be faced or the problem of other signal degradations.Interference may be by other signal traces
It is caused, and if routing a large amount of signal traces to support all DSD in cabinet, problem can become even worse.With row
Industry turns to higher and higher communication speed in various agreements, and identical signal problem further deteriorates.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the modularization backboard of cabinet according to an embodiment.The cabinet 302 of shell 300 includes more
A backboard 314 (its dorsulum 314A and 314B are marked respectively).For example, backboard 314A includes one column slot of Far Left in figure, and
And backboard 314B includes the left side second and third column slot in figure.Each backboard 314 includes multiple DSD slots 306, and each
DSD slot 306 is configured to receive DSD (for example, DSD 106).In some embodiments, some slots can be used for receiving meter
Calculate equipment.The row of DSD slot 306 and DSD may span across the length 320 of backboard 314 and the width 304 of cabinet 302.Each backboard
314 can have a line or multirow DSD slot 306 and DSD.For example, backboard 314A includes uniline DSD slot 306, and backboard
314B is multirow backboard comprising two row DSD slots 306.Any backboard 314 can have any amount row DSD slot 306.To the greatest extent
It manages in every row DSD slot 306 and shows 12 DSD slots 306, but may include any number of in the row of DSD slot 306
DSD slot 306.
Each backboard 314 further includes one or more interchanger slots 310.Interchanger slot 310 is configured to receive friendship
It changes planes, which is configured to facilitate is communicated with the DSD for being connected to DSD slot 306.
As shown in figure 3, every row backboard 314 includes two interchanger slots 310.There is the case where more than a line in backboard
Under, backboard can have more than two interchanger slot.For example, the backboard 314A with a line DSD slot 306 includes two exchanges
The machine transplanting of rice slot 310A and 310B.Backboard 314B with two row DSD slots 306 includes four interchanger slots.Although Fig. 3 is shown
There are two the rows of interchanger slot 310 for tool, but every row may include an interchanger slot 310 or more than two interchanger slot
310。
Interchanger slot 310 can be located in the middle section of backboard 314.The middle section of backboard 314 can be backboard 314
Position range, the area on the either side of interchanger slot 310 of dorsulum 314 is substantially the same.As used herein,
" substantially " it can refer at least 50%, so that the first area is substantially similar to second area and refers to that at least 50% is similar.Therefore, it hands over
Changing planes on the either side of slot 310, the quantity of DSD slot 306 can be identical or essentially similar.For example, if backboard 314 has
Arrangement 12 DSD slots 306 in total in a row, then interchanger slot 310 can be located at the 6th and the 7th DSD slot it
Between, so that there are six DSD slots in the side of interchanger slot 310, and there are six DSD in the other side of interchanger slot 310
Slot.In another example, backboard can have the 11 DSD slots in total of arrangement in a row, and interchanger slot can position
Between the 6th and the 7th DSD slot, so that there are five DSD slots in the side of interchanger slot, and in the exchange machine transplanting of rice
There are six DSD slots for the other side of slot.In addition, the area on 310 either side of interchanger slot of backboard 314 can identical or base
It is similar in sheet.For example, the area of the side positioned at interchanger slot 310 of backboard 314 can be 30 square inches, and backboard
The area of 314 other side positioned at interchanger slot 310 can be 28 square inches.
Backboard 314 can be printed circuit board and may include signal traces 312.It may be present and correspond to each DSD slot
312 groups of 306 a pair of of signal traces, so that interchanger slot 310 is connected to the DSD slot 306 of DSD slot row on backboard 314
Each of.For example, backboard 314A includes a line DSD slot 306, interchanger slot 310A and interchanger slot 310B.Back
Plate 314A further includes first group of signal of each of DSD slot 306 that interchanger slot 310A is connected to backboard 314A
Trace 312A.Backboard 314A further comprises that interchanger slot 310B is connected to each in the DSD slot 306 of backboard 314A
Second group of signal traces 312B.
As shown in figure 3, each DSD slot 306 of 306 row of DSD slot of backboard 314 can be via two groups of signal traces 312
It is connected to two interchanger slots 310.It, can by making given DSD slot 306 be connected to two different interchanger slots 310
It realizes redundancy and/or handling capacity can be increased.In addition, if the interchanger of replacement or maintenance interchanger slot 310, does not need to deactivate
Backboard 314 can be convenient for heat exchange interchanger in this way.For example, if the interchanger for being connected to interchanger slot 310A needs repairing,
Then system can rely on the interchanger for being connected to interchanger slot 310B, in order to be not attached to interchanger in interchanger slot 310A
In the case where communicated with the DSD for being connected to DSD slot 306.
Although Fig. 3 shows two interchanger slots 310 to every row DSD and DSD slot 306, can be used has single group
The single switch slot 310 of signal traces.Equally, it is possible to use more than two interchanger slot 310 and be more than two groups of signals
Trace, to increase redundancy and/or increase handling capacity.
It can be in the DSD for being connected to DSD slot 306 and the interchanger for being connected to via signal traces 312 interchanger slot 310
Between transmit data.340 being connected via interchanger, data are transmitted between interchanger and host computer or storage control.
In some embodiments, interchanger connection 340 can provide the height of storage control or host computer (such as server)
Speed connection.Interchanger connection 340 may include any communication device, such as card or one group of cable.Although Fig. 3 shows interchanger company
340 are connect between 310 pairs of interchanger slot, but interchanger connection 340 can be located at below the plane formed by backboard 314, and
And backboard 314 is connected in the side opposite with including the side of DSD slot 306 and interchanger slot 310.Via signal traces
The data of 312 transmission can be SGMII signal, as described herein.It can be ether via the data of 340 transmission of interchanger connection
Net signal.
Interchanger connection 340 can be also arranged to allow for interchanger to be readily inserted into interchanger connection 340 and from its
Remove interchanger.For example, interchanger can be the form factor of the lesser plate in insertion interchanger slot 310, and exchange
Machine connection 340 can be the biggish plate extended in the length of cabinet between the interchanger pair of insertion along line 340.It is this
Arrangement may include cap connector, and each interchanger is connected to interchanger and connects 340 plates, and the cap connector can be easy
In being connected to interchanger or being removed from interchanger, in order to be upgrading interchanger or replacement interchanger by interchanger heat exchange.
In some embodiments, carapace length 320 is greater than carupace width 322, and cabinet length 318 is wide greater than cabinet
Degree 304.Backboard 314 is mounted in cabinet 302, so that carapace length 320 is parallel to cabinet width 304 and long perpendicular to cabinet
Degree 318.That is, backboard 314 is arranged side by side along cabinet length 318, and each backboard 314 crosses over cabinet width 304.
Carupace width 322 is parallel to cabinet length 318 and perpendicular to cabinet width 304.Interchanger slot 310 and DSD slot 306 can
It is parallel to each other.
It is located in the middle section of backboard 314 due to interchanger slot 310, so signal traces 312 are usually than existing skill
The signal traces 210 of art backboard 212 are short.Although the longest signal traces 210 of prior art backboard 212 are substantially cabinet 202
Length, but the longest signal traces 312 of backboard 314 be less than cabinet 302 width 304 half.When using SGMII signal with
When Ethernet driver carries out data communication, this significant shorter signal traces length improves increased signal integrity.To the greatest extent
Pipe shows signal traces only for leftmost backboard 314, but each backboard 314 includes connecting interchanger slot 310
Signal traces 312 into DSD slot 306 each.In addition, trace need not be parallel to the width of cabinet as shown in backboard 314A
Extend.They can diagonally extend, for example, each interchanger slot to be connected to each DSD slot in multirow backboard 314B.I.e.
Make in the configuration, signal traces are still significantly shorter than the length of cabinet 318.
Other than the increased signal integrity brought by the arrangement of backboard 314, when by backboard 314 and existing skill
When art backboard 212 is compared, cost can be also improved.Than the smaller backboard 314 of prior art backboard 212 manufacturing cost and maintenance at
Present aspect can be more cost effective, because its manufacture and replacement can be cheaper.In addition, the modular nature of backboard 314 increases
Ease for maintenance, because can damage, degenerating or out-of-date backboard 314 be removed and be replaced from cabinet 302, without
Interfere the operation of other backboards 314 in cabinet 302.In addition, as will be described herein, the configuration flexibility of cabinet 302 can
It improves, because each backboard 314 can have different message data rates.In an exemplary embodiment, backboard 314A
Data can be transmitted with 1GB/ seconds rates, and backboard 314B can transmit data with 5GB/ seconds rates.Prior art backboard
212 only can transmit data with single rate.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the modularization backboard of cabinet according to an embodiment.The element of Fig. 4 can be similar to Fig. 3's
Element, and number similar.
The cabinet 402 of shell 400 includes multiple backboards 414.The every row of each backboard 414 includes multiple DSD slots 406, and
And each DSD slot 406 is configured to receive DSD (for example, DSD106).Cabinet 402 further includes multiple similar to fan 104
Fan 416.As described herein, fan 416 is configured to the cooling DSD for being connected to DSD slot 406.Cabinet 402 can be positioned on outer
In shell 400, so that the front of cabinet 402 is shown in the left side of Fig. 4, and the rear portion of cabinet 402 is shown in the right side of Fig. 4.Although machine
The front side of case 402 shows one group of fan 416, but one group of additional fan can be located at the rear side of cabinet 402, so that one group
Fan is drawn air into cabinet 402, and air is released cabinet 402 by another group of fan.In addition to fan 416 or substitution should
Different cooling technologies can be used in fan, other embodiments.
Interchanger slot 410 in a line DSD slot 406 is connected to each DSD slot by signal traces 412
406.Although illustrating only two groups of signal traces 412 (412A and 412B), each backboard 414 includes one or more groups of by exchange
Machine transplanting of rice slot 410 is connected to the signal traces 412 of DSD slot 406.The group number of the signal traces 412 of backboard 414 can be based on being included in
The quantity of interchanger slot in backboard 414.For example, the backboard with an interchanger slot can have one group will exchange the machine transplanting of rice
Slot is connected to the signal traces of each DSD slot.In another example, the backboard of interchanger slot can have two there are two having
The corresponding one group of signal traces of each interchanger slot of the signal traces-that interchanger slot is connected to each DSD slot by group.
Interchanger 408 is connected to interchanger slot 410.Although for tool, there are two every row DSD slots of interchanger slot
Single switch 408 is shown, but each interchanger slot 410 can receive and be connected to the interchanger of their own.For example,
In practice, backboard 414A can be inserted into two interchangers.Interchanger 408 can be configured to coordinate and be connected to DSD slot 406
The signal communication of DSD (for example, DSD106).In some embodiments, interchanger 408 can be Ethernet switch.
As shown in figure 4, interchanger 408 can have different sizes, and it may span across 410 He of interchanger slot of various quantity
Backboard 414.For example, interchanger 408A across single backboard 414A, be connected to interchanger slot 410A, and be configured to via
Signal traces 412A is communicated with the DSD for the DSD slot 406 for being connected to uniline backboard 414A.Interchanger 408C, which is crossed over, has two rows
The multirow backboard 414B of DSD slot 406.Interchanger 408D crosses over four uniline backboards 414.Uniline DSD is connected to interchanger
Slot 406 is compared, and interchanger 408C and 408D, which are crossed over, is more than a line DSD slot 406, thus allow each interchanger coordinate with more
The data communication of more DSD.
The pairing of each backboard 414 and interchanger 408 can have different message data rates.For example, being connected to backboard
The interchanger of 414A can provide data transmitting in 1GB/ seconds, and the interchanger for being connected to backboard 414B can provide 4GB/ seconds numbers
According to transmitting.In some embodiments, message data rate can be based on the type for the DSD for being connected to DSD slot 406.For example, the
The DSD of one type may be connected to each DSD slot 406 of the first row, and the DSD of Second Type may be connected to the every of the second row
A DSD slot 406.The first row can be with First Speed output data, and the second row can be with second speed output data.
440 output datas can be connected via interchanger.Interchanger connection 440 can be configured at different rates from output
The multiple switch of data transmits data.In some embodiments, interchanger connection 440 can provide storage control or master
The high speed of machine calculator (such as server) connects.Interchanger connection 440 may include any communication device, such as card or one group of electricity
Cable.Although Fig. 4 shows interchanger connection 440 positioned at 410 pairs of interchanger slot between, interchanger connection 440 can positioned at by
Above or below the plane that backboard 414 is formed.It can be SGMII signal via the data that signal traces 412 transmit, such as this paper institute
It states.It can be ethernet signal via the data of 440 transmission of interchanger connection.
Interchanger connection 440 can be also arranged to allow for interchanger to be readily inserted into interchanger connection 440 and from its
Remove interchanger.For example, interchanger connection 440 may include the cap connection for each interchanger as described in reference diagram 3 above
Device, the cap connector can be easy to be connected to interchanger or remove from interchanger, in order to be upgrading exchange by interchanger heat exchange
Machine or replacement interchanger.
In some embodiments, when shell 400 is 4U shell, most 96 DSD can be accommodated in cabinet 402.Exchange
Machine 408 is easier to replacement/maintenance than prior art interchanger/connector 204, because of prior art interchanger/connector 204
The rear portion of cabinet 202 can be located at, it is therefore desirable to which rear channels remove completely cabinet 202.In contrast, without removing cabinet
402 or rear channels can access switch 408 because its along cabinet length 418 cabinet 402 middle section position.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the modularization backboard of cabinet according to an embodiment.Element shown in fig. 5 can be similar to figure
Element shown in 4, and number similar.
The cabinet 502 of shell 500 includes multiple backboards 514.Each backboard 514 includes multiple DSD slots 506, and every
A DSD slot 506 is configured to receive DSD (for example, DSD106).The arrangement of fan or other cooling systems and mechanism can be passed through
Mode cools down cabinet 502 and DSD therein, so that DSD is run in the case where no overheat.
In some embodiments, carapace length 520 is greater than carupace width 522, and cabinet length 518 is wide greater than cabinet
Degree 504.Backboard 514 is mounted in cabinet 502, so that carapace length 520 is parallel to cabinet length 518.That is, backboard
514 are arranged side by side along cabinet width 504, and each backboard 514 substantially crosses over cabinet length 518.Carupace width 522 is flat
Row is in cabinet width 504.
Interchanger slot 510 and DSD slot 506 can be parallel to each other.Interchanger slot 510 is connected by signal traces 512
To each DSD slot 506.As shown in figure 5, two groups of signal traces 512 correspond to each DSD slot 506, to provide redundancy.Though
Right every row shows the pairing of an interchanger slot 510 and an interchanger 508, but may include any number of friendship in a line
It changes planes the pairing of slot and interchanger, including two interchanger slots and two interchangers, as shown in Figure 4.
Longest signal traces 512 are less than the half of cabinet length 518, are far smaller than the prior art arrangement of Fig. 2,
In prior art arrangement, longest signal traces are substantially entire cabinet length.Although being directed to one group of eight DSD slot 506
(half of a line DSD slot) shows six pairs of signal traces 512, but each DSD slot 506 passes through a pair of corresponding signal mark
Line 512 is connected to interchanger slot 510.
Interchanger 508 is connected to interchanger slot 510.Interchanger 508 can be configured to coordinate and be connected to DSD slot
The signal communication of 506 DSD (for example, DSD 106).In some embodiments, interchanger 508 can be Ethernet exchanging
Machine.As shown in figure 5, interchanger 508 can have different sizes, and it may span across the interchanger slot 510 and backboard of various quantity
514。
Other embodiments
The foregoing description of the exemplary implementation scheme of the disclosure is provided, so that any those of ordinary skill in the art's energy
Enough production or the embodiment using the disclosure.For those of ordinary skills will to these exemplary various modifications
Be it will be apparent that and without departing from the spirit or the scope of the present disclosure, principle disclosed herein can be applied to
Other examples.Described embodiment be regarded as in all respects it is merely illustrative and not restrictive, therefore, this
Scope of disclosure is by the appended claims rather than above description indicates.Institute in the equivalent meaning and scope of claims
It changes and is all contained within the scope of its.
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1. a kind of data storage device (DSD) shell, comprising:
Cabinet；With
At least one backboard, at least one described backboard are installed in the cabinet, at least one described backboard includes:
A line DSD slot,
Interchanger slot, the interchanger slot are located in the middle section of the row DSD slot, and
The DSD slot is connected to the interchanger slot by multiple signal traces, the multiple signal traces.
2. DSD shell according to claim 1, wherein the carapace length of at least one backboard is greater than described at least one
The carupace width of a backboard,
Wherein the cabinet length of the cabinet is greater than the cabinet width of the cabinet, and
Wherein at least one described backboard is mounted in the cabinet, so as to be parallel to the cabinet wide for the carapace length
Degree.
3. DSD shell according to claim 2, wherein the length of the longest signal traces of the multiple signal traces is less than
The half of the cabinet width.
4. DSD shell according to claim 1, wherein the carapace length of at least one backboard is greater than described at least one
The carupace width of a backboard,
Wherein the cabinet length of the cabinet is greater than the cabinet width of the cabinet, and
Wherein at least one described backboard is mounted in the cabinet, so as to be parallel to the cabinet long for the carapace length
Degree.
5. DSD shell according to claim 1, further includes:
Second switch slot, the second switch slot are located in the middle section of the row DSD slot；
The DSD slot is connected to the second switch and inserted by a signal traces more than second, a signal traces more than described second
Slot；
First interchanger, first interchanger are connected to the interchanger slot；
Second switch, the second switch are connected to the second switch slot；With
Interchanger connection, the interchanger are connected to first interchanger and the second switch, the interchanger
Connection is configured to facilitate and each of first interchanger and second switch progress data communication.
6. DSD shell according to claim 5, wherein interchanger connection includes at least one of cable or card,
At least one of the cable and card are configured to provide and each in first interchanger and the second switch
Ethernet communication.
7. DSD shell according to claim 1, wherein the first backboard of at least one backboard includes the first exchange
Machine, first interchanger are configured to provide the first message data rate, and the second backboard of at least one backboard
Including second switch, the second switch is configured to provide the second data for being different from first message data rate
Delivery rate.
8. DSD shell according to claim 1, further include at least one at least one backboard two or more
The interchanger of two or more interchanger slots is connected on a backboard.
9. DSD shell according to claim 1, further include at least one be connected to one of at least one backboard or
The Ethernet switch of multiple switch slot.
10. DSD shell according to claim 1, wherein it includes serial thousand that the multiple signal traces, which are configured to transmit,
The signal of megabit Media Independent Interface (SGMII) signal.
11. DSD shell according to claim 1, wherein at least one described backboard includes having to be more than a line DSD slot
Multirow backboard.
12. a kind of backboard, comprising:
Data line stores equipment (DSD) slot, and data line storage equipment (DSD) slot is arranged along the backboard,
The row DSD slot is configured to receive multiple DSD；
Interchanger slot, the interchanger slot are located in the middle section of the row DSD slot, and the interchanger slot is matched
It is set to desampler；With
Multiple signal traces, the multiple signal traces are configured to for the switch communication to be coupled to the multiple DSD
Each of.
13. backboard according to claim 12, in which:
The backboard is adapted to be mounted in the cabinet of DSD shell,
The carapace length of the backboard is greater than the carupace width of the backboard,
The cabinet length of the cabinet is greater than the cabinet width of the cabinet, and
At least one described backboard is mounted in the cabinet, so that the carapace length is parallel to the cabinet width.
14. backboard according to claim 13, wherein the length of the longest signal traces of the multiple signal traces is less than
The half of the cabinet width.
15. backboard according to claim 12, in which:
The backboard is adapted to be mounted in the cabinet of DSD shell,
The carapace length of the backboard is greater than the carupace width of the backboard,
The cabinet length of the cabinet is greater than the cabinet width of the cabinet, and
At least one described backboard is mounted in the cabinet, so that the carapace length is parallel to the cabinet length.
16. backboard according to claim 12 further includes the Ethernet switch for being connected to the interchanger slot.
17. backboard according to claim 16, wherein the Ethernet switch is connected to one or more of additional backboard
A additional switch slot.
18. backboard according to claim 12, wherein it includes serial gigabit that the multiple signal traces, which are configured to transmit,
The signal of position Media Independent Interface (SGMII) signal.
19. backboard according to claim 12, wherein the disk drive slot of identical quantity is located at the exchange machine transplanting of rice
The either side of slot.
It further include the second row DSD slot arranged along the backboard 20. backboard according to claim 12, described the
Two row DSD slots are configured to receive a DSD more than second.
21. a kind of system, comprising:
Multiple backboards, each backboard include:
Data line stores equipment (DSD) slot,
Multiple Ethernet switch slots, the multiple Ethernet switch slot are located at the middle section of the row DSD slot
In, and
The DSD slot is connected to the multiple Ethernet switch slot by multiple signal traces, the multiple signal traces,
So that each Ethernet switch slot is connected to each of described DSD slot；
First DSD, the first DSD are connected to the first DSD slot of the first backboard；
First Ethernet switch, first Ethernet switch are connected to the first Ethernet switch of first backboard
Slot；
Second Ethernet switch, second Ethernet switch are connected to the second Ethernet switch of first backboard
Slot, first Ethernet switch and second Ethernet switch are respectively configured to facilitate and the first DSD
Carry out data communication；With
Interchanger connection, the interchanger are connected to first Ethernet switch and second Ethernet exchanging
Machine, interchanger connection be configured to facilitate in first Ethernet switch and second Ethernet switch
Each carries out data communication.
It further include the second backboard of neighbouring first backboard positioning 22. system according to claim 21, described second
Backboard includes the 2nd DSD and third Ethernet switch slot.
23. system according to claim 22, wherein first Ethernet switch is connected to the third Ethernet
Interchanger slot, and first Ethernet switch is further configured to convenient for carrying out data with the 2nd DSD and leading to
Letter.
24. system according to claim 22, wherein second backboard further includes multirow DSD slot.
25. system according to claim 22, wherein first backboard is configured to provide the first message data rate,
And second backboard is configured to provide the second message data rate.
26. system according to claim 21, wherein at least one backboard of the multiple backboard is configured to using string
Row kilomegabit Media Independent Interface (SGMII) signal is connected to the multiple Ethernet exchanging machine transplanting of rice along by the DSD slot
The multiple signal traces of slot provide data communication.
27. system according to claim 21 further includes cabinet, and
Wherein the carapace length of each backboard of the multiple backboard is greater than the carupace width of each backboard,
Wherein the cabinet length of the cabinet is greater than the cabinet width of the cabinet, and
Wherein the multiple backboard is mounted in the cabinet, so that the carapace length of each backboard is parallel to the machine
Case width.
28. system according to claim 21 further includes cabinet, and
Wherein the carapace length of each backboard of the multiple backboard is greater than the carupace width of each backboard,
Wherein the cabinet length of the cabinet is greater than the cabinet width of the cabinet, and
Wherein the multiple backboard is mounted in the cabinet, so that the carapace length of each backboard is parallel to the machine
Case length.
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